Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-22
RUSHING THEIR WORK
THE SENATE WITHOUT A ouoRUM AND
THE HOUSE IN A HURRY.
A Con siderable Number Of Debt Measures
Disposed Of Yesterday Adjourn
ment Resolutions.

when Lieutenant Governor John +. Mas
| Sey called the Senate TO order ut 10 o'clocl
| Yesterday morning there were but fourteen
members present. Others came In unit
there were twenty members in the cham
Der.
| HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
| To amend and rcenact section OF an &C
to protect the fish in the waters OF the Mat
iaIoni and Pamunky rivers, approved
Msrch 5, 1856.
| 10 incorporate the Bristol Land, Mining
and Manufacturing Company.
| Concerning the offices OF the Second
| Auditor and Treasurer OF the Common
| wealth.
20 provide modified oath TO be taker
| 10y persons elected or appointed TO any pos
| OF Office under the laws Of the Common
wealth who are unable TO take the oath re-
| Quircd under the act Of Assembly ap'
proved April 81, 1882.
| ABOUT ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Ke(Zell called up the joint resolu
| ton, offered by himself few days ago
| providing for the adjournment sine die oil
| the two branches Of the General Assembly
| on Thursday the 10Th instant at p. NJ,
| aud offered a substitute providing for q
| final adjournment on Monday the 23d at
T.. NJ.
Dir. Heoton said before taking q vote on
| The resolution he desired 10 hear from the
| Joint Finance Committee Of the two houses
| a. to hether or not the desired debt legis-
| lation could be enacted in the time pre-
settled.
Mr.. Koiner, chairman OF the Finance
Committee, said that there were two mel-
sures pending in the Hou'e which the joint
committee had recommeDded-the Pollard
scheme for collecting taxes quarterly, and
the scrip b,ll, which is applicable to license
taxes. Other measures recommended by
this committee had been passed. He was
frank to say that it was a matter OF no
mat, rial difference whether or not these
measures become laws, as the next General
Assembly will be here in SIX months, and
can deal with the subject.
Mir. keezelPs substitute was adopted,
ana the question REQUIRED on the adoption
cf the resolution as amended by the substi.
tute.
WANTS TO VOTE.
Mr.. Kcezell SAID an election for county
officers would take place in every county in
the State on Thursday next, III which every
senator was Interested He was willing to
make every personal sacrifice TO stay as
long as the eXigencies OF the case demand,
but be thought all OF the necessary mea.
surcs could be gotten through with by the
hour named by himself for adjournment.
Bills bad been passed to crush out OF exist
enct the coupon by inStituting suit against
the persons rendering them, to Impose a
special license for Offering coupons for sale
in Zach county and city Of the Common
wealth, and making the second tender Of
coupons felony punishable with fine and
imprisonment. II these are decided I'M
constitutional it is unnecessary to waste
time TO pass more OF similar character.
If constitutional they are sufficient.
GET IT IN BETTER SHAPE.
Mr.. Wickham said he hoped no time for
adjournment would be agreed upon until
The Senate had disposed OF the business for
which it had been called together. A, a
Republican he asked his Democratic col
leagues, with whom he had worked 80
pleasantly for four years, to remain until
al measures relating 10 the public debt had
been satisfactorily disposed OF. He WAS a
Republican except in State matters. when
he folt it to be his duty to ally himself with
the good peOp'e OF this state in opposing
with all bis might those who were IN power
four years ago. This he should continue to
do, and he therefore thought it would not
DO TO 20 before the people in another cam
paign until matters had been gotten into
better shape. Hemade an earnest appeal to
senators to remlin as long as public bust.
res- might require their attention.
Mr.. Stubs endorsed what had been said
by MIR. Wickharn, and added that while he
bad been here at great Inconvenience, he
was willing to remain as long a, the needs
Of the State and debt legislation demanded.
Mr.. Keczell Insisted Oh the adoption OF
his resolution. lie thought enough iesis-
'alicn had been enacted, ii properly en-
forced, to do all that can be done in the
way OF Obstruc,ing the use OF coupons.
Dir. Williams said he had been here at
great inconvenience. but was willing to
femaD'ss much longer rs necessary. He
tad been credibly informed that Mr..
Cooper, the bOndb0lders' agent now in this
city, claimed 4 coupon 10 be as good ~ a
gold dollar, and had said that he would use
one The second time as quickly rs he would
a gold dollar. He (Wllllsms) wanted his
bil! requiring a separate license for the sale
of coupons in each county, which had
passed the Senate. TO pass the House. He
was confident that this, as we'll as both Of
the other bills referred 10 by Mr.. keezell,
are constitutional; ana il Mr.. Cooper yio-
laies either Of them he wants him are ted
and put in jail rs anybody else would be for
violating other laws OF the Commonwealth.
Nir IIeaton was in favor OF remiining
longer # the needed legislation could not
be- gotten through with in the time given.
and he doubted II this could be done. The
debt committees report had not been con-
siderCd, and he wanted to hear the eXpla-
nations TO be made by members OF the COM
mltce. The circular issued by the foreign
commissioners and published in the morn
ing papers. be thought, differed from the
committees report, and he desired all OF
these matters made plain. He was quite
severe IN his criticism OF the bOndhOders'
representatives.
S2S,000 Is COUPONS.
Mr.. Berry, in connection with this sub.
iect. said that be held in his hand paper
showing that here in the city Of Richmond
coupOLs have been rendered to the aggre-
gate amount Of S2S, 900. In each tender
a suit has TO be brought, aud 1t is an utter
inposSiLility for the Commonwealth At
torney to attend to all OF these; yet the
senate refused to pass a resolution apprO-
priaiino 81 900 TO employ an assistant tO
bin. He lamented the fact that there was
rot quorum present, that the vote might
be reconSidered and the resolution adopted.
Mr. Rbea said the Senate had adopted a
measure authorizing the Auditor to snend
5000 in the employment OF counsel for
thrsc cases, and there was no reason why
pgrl Of it should not be used in Richmond.
Mr.. Gordon was IN favor OF Mr.. keeZelfs
resolution. lie thought this General A.
scmbly had done much to better the cOndi-
ion of this subject, the State, and the De-
mocratic party.
After further discussion the resolution,
90 motion OF Mr. Thurman, was passed by.
POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
A message was received from the House
of Delegates by Mr.. O'Bannon, who in-
formed the Senate that the House had
passed bill to remove the political dlsI-
bIiiies OF Page McCarty and William l..
ROyali.
Mr.. McCandish informed the Senate OF
tne passsge by the House OF bill TO allow
A. VI. Green, Of Petersburg, further time
10 apply b. the Hastings Court OF Peters
buTg 10 reduce asscssHants on certain
property in said city.
VIRGINIA NORMAL AND COLLEGIATE INsTI-
TUTE.
Mr.. Lovcnstein offered the following,
which, under suspension OF the rules,
Was ADOPTED and sent to the House:
Resolyed ute House Of Delegates concurring),
That tho Board OF Visitors of the Virginia Nor
mai and Collegiate Institute, with the approval